Evidence of Work
During this project we were assigned the task to make a board game which involved chemical reactions. This project lasted a little bit over a month and it required a extensive brainstorming process. For the first set of brainstorming, we had to come up with an idea. That idea was what theme our board should be. WE had many ideas, like colleges, countries, ect.. but we finally came up with the idea of candy. Once we came up with that we then started the brainstorm process phase two. Now we had to come up with how to involve chemical reactions to our board. We then came up our reactions. We decided to use one single displacement reaction featuring aluminum and copper nitrate and a double displacement reaction was with sodium acetate and iron chloride. Our board game will be easier understood if you see the instructions, which I will include below. Basically our game is played where you pick up a card and you move to the following space on the board. That was the format of the board game. Once the reactions occur and the game comes to an end, the final reaction is a simple baking soda and vinegar reaction. The baking soda was in the tube and the vinegar was in the balloon. You tip over the balloon and the chemical reaction occurs. The baking soda reacts to the vinegar and it forms a gas which inflates the balloon. This then imitates a lollipop.
Instructions
Land of Candy’s Instructions
Description:
Candy Land is a fun way to witness and learn about chemicals in abrand new way. This game features multiple chemical reactions along with hiddentreats along the way!Instructions:1.Choose your favorite piece of candy as your game piece. Make sure they’reall different!2.Whoever chose the Twix starts, and the rotation is counterclockwise fromthere.3.Whoever’s turn it is must take the top card from the pile labeled “unusedcard”.4.Read what the car says out loud, and follow the instructions telling youwhere to move your game piece.
Be Careful!
Some cards have specialinstructions on the backside that should also be followed and read aloud.5.Once the card’s instructions are completed, place the already drawn cards inthe pile labeled “Used Cards”
FACE DOWN.
Then, the next player maystart their turn.6.When someone reaches the finish line, follow the instructions written on thefinish card to inflate the lollipop
Description:
Candy Land is a fun way to witness and learn about chemicals in abrand new way. This game features multiple chemical reactions along with hiddentreats along the way!Instructions:1.Choose your favorite piece of candy as your game piece. Make sure they’reall different!2.Whoever chose the Twix starts, and the rotation is counterclockwise fromthere.3.Whoever’s turn it is must take the top card from the pile labeled “unusedcard”.4.Read what the car says out loud, and follow the instructions telling youwhere to move your game piece.
Be Careful!
Some cards have specialinstructions on the backside that should also be followed and read aloud.5.Once the card’s instructions are completed, place the already drawn cards inthe pile labeled “Used Cards”
FACE DOWN.
Then, the next player maystart their turn.6.When someone reaches the finish line, follow the instructions written on thefinish card to inflate the lollipop
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Content
Chemical Reactions -a process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance, as opposed to a change in physical form or a nuclear reaction.
Double Displacement- A double displacement reaction, also known as a double replacement reaction or metathesis, is a type of chemical reaction where two compounds react, and the positive ions (cation) and the negative ions (anion) of the two reactants switch places, forming two new compounds or products.
Single Displacement-A single-displacement reaction, also known as a single-replacement reaction, is a type of chemicalreaction where an element reacts with a compound and takes the place of another element in that compound. This type of reaction is typically pictured like this: Here, A replaces B in the compound BC.
Reactivity Series: The reactivity series is a series of metals, in order of reactivity from highest to lowest. It is used to determine the products of single displacement reactions, whereby metal A will replace another metal B in a solution if A is higher in the series.
Conclusion
To conclude, this project taught me not only how to successfully cooperate with a team, but also successes and failures that I can learn from and improve on in my future projects. One peak of this project was the speed at which we constructed our game board, which allowed us to focus on perfecting our chemical reactions, the most important aspect of the project. Another peak was our cooperative problem solving, listening to others' ideas and considering them equally when faced with a problem. For example, when the vinegar leaked out of our lollipop tube, we worked together to create a waterproofing solution. One of the pits was the work that fell on Josh when he had to make all of the scripts and put in significantly more time at home in order to make our project a success. Another pit was when we ate our candy that was for our board game. We barely had enough. Thank you so much this project was really fun and I would definitely do it again!